Chapter twenty one, missing.

Esme's point of view.

I had been dashing around the house since Bella fell asleep, getting ready for the visitor we would be having shortly. I had made sure everything was clean and safe, nothing dangerous that she could hurt herself on. Rosalie had joined me shortly after the first daylight broke through the clouds, wanting to make sure everything was perfect.

The boys had told us to stop, and that everything was fine, but we ignored them and carried on until there was nothing else to do.

I had volunteered to go and wake Bella up once we had finished, knowing she would just get scared if Emmett or Alice did.

As soon as the clock hit nine I had made my way into her bedroom, smiling when I saw her.

She looked so peaceful, so happy. Her brown hair had fanned out over her pillow, some covering the right side of her face. She clutched a small white rabbit in her arms, the same one she had when she had came into our family. Her body was almost completely hidden by the sheets, only her face and arms sticking out. On her face was a small smile, and it made me glad to know that she wasn't suffering.

I moved to sit on the side of her bed next to her, gently moving the strands of hair from her face.

"Bella, sweetie?" I asked quietly, cupping her cheek in my hand. "It's time to wake up now." She blinked a couple of times, rubbing her eyes with a tiny fist.

"Mommy?" She mumbled quietly, looking back up at me. She frowned after a second and seemed to spend a moment thinking, before tears came to her eyes.

"Honey what's wrong?" I asked gently, wiping her tears away with the pads of my thumbs.

"I miss my mommy!" She cried, more tears coming faster as she started to sob. I immediately pulled her into my arms and rocked her side to side, laying her so her head was on my shoulder, my arms holding the rest of her body as her chest pressed into my front.

"Bella calm down," I said quietly, stroking her head gently with my right hand. "Your parents are happy now, they're up in heaven. Heaven is a nice place that they can have fun in. And they won't always be gone, they're always with you." I whispered softly to her.

She sat back and looked at me, her lip still trembling. "W-where are they? I can't see them!" She almost started crying again, before I shushed her gently, rubbing her back instead of her hair. I shifted so she sat on my legs, one leg of hers either side of mine and her facing me.

"They're in here." I said, softly tapping where her heart would be.

She looked down at her chest, as if she were trying to see them, and frowned a moment after looking.

"They'll be with you in memory, and at heart. They'll always be looking over you, Bella. Even with you here, living with us. They'll be like guardian angles, keeping you safe from in heaven, where they're happy,"

Bella listened and seemed to accept my answer, before she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around my neck, hugging me softly.

"Promise?" She whispered quietly.

"I promise, darling."

Edward's point of view.

I was out of my seat and heading towards the stairs as soon as I heard her start crying, though Alice beat me to it. She stood on the first step with her arms crossed over her chest, shaking her head.

"No, sit down. Esme has this." She said sternly.

"Alice it won't hurt just to-"

"Sit. Down." She interrupted, her gaze now a glare. I heard Jasper chuckling from across the room and shot him a glare of my own, before moving to sit in one of the armchairs.

After about half an hour, Esme returned with Bella in her arms. Bella's hair has been pulled into a loose plait, held together with a lavender ribbon. She wore a purple dress with white legging underneath, matching the white cardigan over the dress.

As soon as she was put on the floor she ran over to me, lifting her arms up to be lifted up. I chuckled under my breath and lifted her into my lap, her arms going around my neck as she hugged me tightly.

"Morning Bella." I mumbled, kissing her forehead gently.

"Morning!" She said, a big grin on her face.

Before she could say anything else, she was pulled out of my arms by my smallest sister, and spun around in a circle. A squeal escaped her as she started to giggle, wrapping her arms around Alice's neck so she didn't fall. After a second Alice stopped spinning her and held her properly, letting out a small laugh herself.

"Morning Bella!" She chimed, perching on the side of the couch, Bella sitting on her legs.

"Morning Alice." She giggled, a huge grin on her face as she looked around.

Carlisle stood up and walked over to Bella, crouching beside her so he'd be at her level.

"Bella?" He asked. "Today somebody is going to come and visit to make sure you can live here." He said.

Bella thought for a moment, before smiling and nodding her head. "Okay." She said, before gasping as an idea popped into her mind. "Can I show her my toys?!"

I started to laugh quietly as well as jasper and Carlisle.

"Yes you can show her your toys. And your room. And your clothes." He said, though Bella pulled a face at clothes. She leaned in towards Carlisle and cupped her hand behind his ear, before whispering to him.

"No not clothes, Alice will wanna play dolly with me again." She said, thinking nobody else could hear, though we all started laughing at her.

Bella blushed, realising she had been heard, and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry Alice."

Alright chapter 21 is up. I'm so sorry it took so long to get this up, I've been busy and completely forgot. I've had the chapter written for a while, just not edited. I promise to try and make the updates more frequent, I'm not giving up on this. So, what did you think? Reviews and suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you for reading!

-Bambie. Xx